Fifth-grade students and teachers paid a visit to the Nov. 18 Ephrata Area School District Board meeting. Instructors Sue Izydorczyk and Samantha Merkey shared details of their recent trip to the Ephrata Area Rehab Services, the agency,...

Laura Merkel, a.k.a. “Laura the Cookie Lady,” has had a great season. Flying high from her Food Network Christmas Cookie Challenge victory, Merkel recreated her show-winning oatmeal kiwi white chocolate cookies and sold them at her shop...

Prep work on building the diverging diamond interchange project around the Route 222-Route 322 intersection began Dec. 3. PennDOT said there won’t be much in the way of traffic impacts this week as the contractor will be...

With nearly 150 churches in Lancaster County, the Christmas season here always is a special time. Most of the area churches plan and host special events and services to celebrate the birth of Christ, and some start...

The Christmas season is officially off and running in the borough after a Black Friday evening filled with light, music, food, fun, warm feelings and Santa. Wall-to-wall people and happy children waiting to get a glimpse of...

On Black Friday, Nov. 29, the 96th annual Downtown Christmas Tree Lighting and Santa Arrival will kick off the holiday season here. Starting at 5:30 p.m., the evening will see a wonderland of fun and activities for...

Laura Merkel’s oatmeal-kiwi-white chocolate Christmas tree cookie tart with cream cheese buttercream icing earned her $10,000 as the winner of her episode of Food Network’s “Christmas Cookie Challenge.” “I was completely shocked, both Megan and Miesha’s pieces...

Five hundred and twenty-two Lancaster County non-profit organizations set a new record for online donations in Friday’s 24-hour Extraordinary Give. The Lancaster County Community Foundation sponsored event topped 10.5 million dollars in its eighth year, for a...

Cocalico Head Football Coach Dave Gingrich receives the celebratory shower from his son Brock (51) and Ronald Zahm following the Eagles’ big 45-7 win over Cedar Cliff Friday night in Denver for their first district title since...

Eagles come back to beat Warwick, 21-13 to earn return trip to title game In the most crucial point of the game Friday in Denver, arguably the biggest moment of the season, Cocalico Coach Dave Gingrich put...